kingsnake.com - reptile and amphibian classifieds, breeders, forums, photos, videos and more

return to main index

  mobile - desktop
follow us on facebook follow us on twitter follow us on YouTube link to us on LinkedIn
Southwestern Center for Herpetological Research  
click here for Rodent Pro
This Space Available
3 months for $50.00
Locate a business by name: click to list your business
search the classifieds. buy an account
events by zip code list an event
Search the forums             Search in:
News & Events: Herp Photo of the Day: Anole . . . . . . . . . .  Herp Photo of the Day: Axolotl . . . . . . . . . .  Colorado Herp Society Meeting - May 17, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  Chicago Herpetological Society Meeting - May 18, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  San Diego Herp Society Meeting - May 20, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  Bay Area Herpetological Society Meeting - May 23, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  Suncoast Herp Society Meeting - May 24, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  DFW Herp Society Meeting - May 24, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  Tucson Herpetological Society Meeting - May 26, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  Greater Cincinnati Herp Society Meeting - June 04, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  Calusa Herp Society Meeting - June 05, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  Southwestern Herp Society Meeting - June 07, 2025 . . . . . . . . . . 

my black milksnakes feeding


[ Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ The Milk Snake Forum ]

Posted by SNAKESDJF on April 23, 2003 at 00:23:44:

In Reply to: black milk feeding schedule posted by ballyhoo1887 on April 21, 2003 at 20:52:30:

i have a trio of 2001 Black Milksnakes who are now completely Black. i feed them one good size rat or 2 mice a week. from what i hear for Black Milksnakes it is best not to overfeed them. they tend to easily become Obese. they say in some literature to feed them a rat every two weeks. i was also told that it takes a little longer for them to digest there food items than other species of Milksnakes and kingsnakes because they because they are from a cooler climate in the mountains of costa rica. you also don not want to give them a to large of a food item because its a little more stressful for the snake to digest. good luck dave


:Hello all. I was wondering how often to feed adult black milks, how much, and what size. I have read from the VPI black milk care sheet that they have jaws that are "deceptively long" and are capable of stretching to engulf a medium rat, (a 6 ft + snake). Is this true? The picture of the black milk milk below is of a very muscular, healthy-looking snake. What kind of feeding regimen is it on? I've been getting mixed reviews, and I thought I'd ask from someone with a good looking snake! BTW, my buddy has a couple of frozen corn snakes that he's going to trash unless he can find someone to take them. Would it be safe to feed to my snake? I read some guy preaching about how you should feed reptiles to reptile-eating snakes. I don't necessarily agree with that, but since the snakes are frozen, plus they were captive-bred to begin with, would it be safe? Might be a nice treat considering most lampropeltis love other snakes as food. The snakes died of heat loss during a ice storm. Thanks for your help,

:-Mack





Follow Ups:




[ Follow Ups ] [ The Milk Snake Forum ]